Darkness is the Median (Babylonian) exile, which the people of Israel brought upon themselves because the Creator (Zeir Anpin) fell into slumber.

And the sinner Haman, a great astrologer, cast lots (Pur) to determine fate.

For Haman and his ten sons represent the ten Klipot (impure forces), and therefore he knew that the Creator was asleep and that His higher governance was not protecting the people of Israel (those who seek the Creator).

Thus, Haman thought that the time had come to destroy the people of Israel.

Haman represents all our desire to receive, which stand in opposition to the entire light of Hochma, and he knows that this light must now be revealed.

He just doesn’t know that this can happen only through the middle line, and then it is canceled, which leads to the transition to the state of the first restriction (Tzimtzum Aleph).

Malchut unites with Zeir Anpin in the middle line, they ascend to Bina and reach the state of the end of correction.

To destroy the people of Israel means to destroy the intention for the sake of bestowal, which prevents receiving the light of Hochma egoistically.

Mordechai represents the intention to bestow, but if he acts alone, without Haman’s desires, then it is merely bestowal for the sake of bestowal, meaning he blocks the light of Hochma and does not allow it to be revealed.

If a person does not work in the middle line, then even their best actions of bestowal close the path of development. This is why Mordechai must be connected with Haman.

When the conflict begins between them, between the intention to bestow and the egoistic desire, it becomes clear how they can or cannot unite.

There is an intention for the sake of bestowal, through which Haman’s desires can be used, but these desires themselves will not be fulfilled. This is why the confrontation between Haman and Mordechai occurs. It is about how a person can create the right connection between two opposing forces, opposite intentions—what battles, confusion, and doubts await us on the path of correction until we find the right method.

The Scroll of Esther (Megillat Ester) tells us about this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/28/10, Writings of Rabash, Assorted Notes from Dargot HaSulam

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